Klopp: 'Mane knows he's world class'

Mane has 40 goals in 89 games since joining Liverpool from Southampton, but there have been times when performances were less than consistent. 

"He is an outstanding player, I never had any other opinion," said Klopp.

"He needed more confidence when he came in, the start was really good but I think he was a bit surprised by himself.

"Everything was good until the first time his shape dropped a little bit and then he struggled a bit with that, because he needed to get used to [the fact] that he is a world-class player.

"Now, he knows that much better. That helps us. He is a really good player.

"Since he came in he helped the team so much, he improved so much. He is an outstanding offensive player. If you ask me if he is a striker, yes, from time to time. Is he a midfielder? Yes, from time to time.

"He can probably play a slightly deeper position as well - we don't have to play him there because we have other players there - but he could play it as well.

"He is physically strong, technically strong, he is unbelievably quick, he is quick in mind as well, and he is a good shooter with both feet. That makes a good player and he is a fantastic person."